William Levitt

Levitt & Sons

1929 - 1968

Construction & Real Estate

Military Service

Navy

b. 1907

Personal

Born-Died

1907 - 1994

Birthplace

New York (NY)

Race

White

Father

Professional

Levitt was a pioneer of fast, affordable housing construction. In many ways, he created the modern suburban landscape. Among other projects, his company built two Levittowns (Long Island and Bucks County) – mass-produced building projects with family houses, community swimming pools, recreation areas, schools and other public buildings. In 1949 alone, the company built 4,604 houses, selling them for over $42 million.